Well I just returned from the Full Frame Film Festival and I must say I was quite impressed with the entire event. Great films, great crowds and great organizers. For all you American documentary fans, I highly suggest making the pilgrimage to Durham, North Carolina next year.
My praises for the festival aside, there were some excellent films screened over the course of four days but only a few could receive the festival awards. Announced on Sunday, the Full Frame Awards are:
Anne Dellinger Grand Jury Award – Enemies of the People directed by Rob Lemkin, Thet Sambath
Special Jury Prize– The Oath directed by Laura Poitras
Special Jury Prize– Restrepo directed by Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger
- Full Frame Jury Award for Best Short – The Poot directed by Elham Asadi
- Full Frame Audience Award – Waste Land directed by Lucy Walker
- Center for Documentary Studies Filmmaker Award – My Perestroika directed by Robin Hessman
(This award honors a documentary artist whose work is a potential catalyst for education and change)
- The Charles E. Guggenheim Emerging Artist Award – Enemies of the People directed by Rob Lemkin, Thet Sambath
Honorable Mention – Restrepo directed by Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger
(This prize honors a first-time documentary feature director)
- Full Frame Inspiration Award – Surviving Hitler: A Love Story directed by John-Keith Wasson
Honorable Mention – Summer Pasture directed by Lynn True, Nelson Walker
(the film that best exemplifies the value and relevance of world religions and spirituality)
- The Kathleen Bryan Edwards Award for Human Rights – 12th & Delaware directed by Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady
Honorable Mention – Dirty Business: ‘Clean Coal’ and the Battle for Our Energy Future directed by Peter Bull
(the film that addresses a significant human rights issue in the United States.)
- Full Frame President’s Award – Book of Miri directed by Katrine Philp
(Aimed at recognizing up-and-coming filmmakers, this prize is awarded to the best student film)
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